Star Wars™ Tatooine™ Sunset

Deep in the galaxy's outer rim lies a haven for those who do not wish to be found. The yellow, orange planet of Tatooine is home to scavengers, criminals, moisture farmers, traders, and the passing star pilot. And its orbit around twin suns keeps its surface dry, desolate, and perilous. From space, this marigold-colored marble moves silently amongst the stars. But on the surface, the deserts of this planet are free from galactic government intervention, leaving them in the dangerous hands of the Hutt Cartel. These slug-like beings are in the business of chaos, which means engaging in peace disrupts their governance. But there is still ease to be found here between rifle blasts and lightsaber fights, after sand storms and Storm Trooper patrols. And it's here, as the twin suns make their way under the horizon line, that we settle in for the evening, starting with a short wind-down exercise. Tonight's wind-down is a visualization, so when you're ready, let's begin. So just take a moment to get comfortable, letting go of the day, enjoying that feeling of having stopped, of having nothing left to do. We're going to focus the attention of the mind on the different parts of the body. Watching as the muscles in the body switch off for the night, leaving the body feeling rested and leaving the mind more at ease. So starting down at the toes, and feeling a sense of the muscles switching off. The feet, the arches, all those muscles switching off. Same in the lower half of the legs. Notice any tension being let go of as the muscles switch off, shut down. In the upper half of the legs, any tension away, being let go off, into the area of the hips, the pelvis. Again, any muscles shutting down for the night, completely at rest. Everything from the waist downward is heavy, at ease. The muscles in the lower back and the stomach are now switching off. Middle of the back, around the diaphragm, the upper back, and the chest. So any muscles not needed shutting down, switching off for the night. The shoulders switching off. The upper half of the arms and the lower half of the arms switching off. The hands, fingers, just switching off. Any muscles around the throat and the neck switching off. The head, the face, the jaw, the eyes. Any last areas of tension melting away as the muscles shut down, switch off, at rest for the night. And allowing thoughts to come and go, allowing the mind and body the space they need to rest. Inside, the Millennium Falcon was well-equipped to host both passengers and cargo alike. The cockpit in particular was a site to be seen. Up the boarding ramp and at the end of the main corridor, four seats looked out over glimmering control panels and segmented glass to meet the journey ahead. Here, Han Solo's knowing hands played a delicate orchestra of glowing lights, toggles, and switches to...